Ayungin is a low-tide elevation within the ... corner about 2km south of the Sierra Madre. None of the ships inside the shoal could be detected through the automatic information system (AIS ...

Ayungin Shoal and Panatag Shoal are now among the major tension flashpoints in the West Philippine Sea. The BRP Sierra Madre was run aground in Ayungin Shoal to assert the country’s sovereign rights ...

MANILA, Philippines: Eight Chinese maritime militia (CMM) ships have been spotted off Escoda (Sabina) Shoal located inside the Philippine ... position" east of Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal.

Col. Xerxes Trinidad, AFP public affairs office chief, said Chinese ships were tracking and monitoring the small group of Philippine vessels on their way to Ayungin Shoal. “Despite the presence ...

The Philippines has demanded anew that China immediately leave the vicinity of Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal and other areas inside the Philippines’ maritime territory in the West Philippine Sea.

Manila said that “no untoward incidents" took place during Saturday's mission to Second Thomas Shoal, but the two sides continue to trade public barbs. The agreement, which is designed to reduce ...

M/V Lapu-Lapu docks alongside BRP Sierra Madre during the Rotation and Resupply (RORE) mission conducted by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), in close coordination with the Philippine Coast ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Tuesday completed a resupply mission for personnel of the BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal without incident. AFP Public Affairs ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines completed another rotation and reprovisioning (RORE) mission to the BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal on Tuesday, according to the Armed Forces of the Philippines ...

Locsin said the Ayungin Shoal is part of the Kalayaan Island Group (KIG), which is an integral part of the Philippines, as well as the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone and continental shelf ...